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Word: eiderdown (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Haphazard as it was, Bean's business had as invaluable assets his own Yankee frugality and early-American honesty. When somebody suggested that he carry $70 eiderdown parkas, Bean snapped that hunters would only be wasting their money on a coat that expensive. Instead of pushing new sales, he urged customers to return worn-out Maine Hunting Shoes for refurbishing. Throwing away used boots, he advised, "is about the same as throwing away a five-dollar bill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Salesmen: Merchant of the Maine Woods | 2/17/1967 | See Source »

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